the seas of the Southern Hemisphere millions of plants and animals live in the sea
Recent Examples on the WebThe trajectory of Sunday’s flight — a normal takeoff and climb with no significant weather and about 18 minutes of routine flying before a sudden, steep plunge into the sea without a distress call — is, for now, unexplained and deeply disturbing. Dominic Gates, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Sep. 2022 Her medium-length, chocolate-brown hair fell into a sea of loose waves that landed around her chest area. Gabi Thorne, Allure, 1 Sep. 2022 The aqueduct was once a source of drinking water, but waste rendered the water unusable in recent decades, leading to large quantities of water being dumped into the sea. Claire Parker, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2022 Longrock was one of 100 beaches around England which had raw sewage disgorged into the sea during the peak summer period. Julia Buckley, CNN, 27 Aug. 2022 The sides of the great volcano were blown out into the sea, its structure collapsed, and the entire island of Krakatoa subsided into the water and disappeared.San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2022 The announcement came after Beijing fired missiles into the sea near Taiwan, as tensions continue following House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit there last month. Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2022 He is gone now, and the waves gnaw at the shore and the island slowly sinks into the sea. Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper’s Magazine , 17 Aug. 2022 Others have suggested that one man fell from the blimp and the other jumped into the sea to assist him. Greg Daugherty, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Aug. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English see, from Old English sǣ; akin to Old High German sē sea, Goth saiws
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Time Traveler
The first known use of sea was before the 12th century
1area of salt water海ADJECTIVE | VERB + SEA | SEA + VERB | SEA + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤calm平靜的海面◇a calm sea after the storm暴風雨過後平靜的海面➤choppy, heavy, mountainous, raging, rough, stormy波浪起伏的海面;波濤洶湧的大海;洶湧澎湃的海面◇A week of heavy seas has created problems for fishermen.連續一週洶湧的海浪給漁民們製造了麻煩。◇The sea was too rough for sailing in small boats.海上風浪太大,小船不能航行。➤deep, shallow深海;淺海▸➤blue, grey/gray藍色的海洋;灰濛濛的大海▸➤cold, frozen寒冷的/冰冷的大海▸➤warm溫暖的海➤salty鹹鹹的大海▸➤inland內陸海▸➤open公海◇The fishing boats headed for the open sea.漁船向公海駛去。VERB + SEA➤cross橫渡海洋◇Thousands of Haitians tried to cross the sea to Florida.數千名海地人試圖橫渡大海前往佛羅里達。➤roam, sail在大海上漫遊/航行◇He has sailed the seven seas.他已乘船航經七大洋。➤go to (= become a sailor)當水手▸➤put out to, put to出海◇The ship put to sea (= left port) in deteriorating weather conditions.船在不斷惡化的天氣條件下離岸起航。➤be lost at在海上罹難◇They were lost at sea when their ship sank en route for Madeira.前往馬德拉的途中船沉了,他們葬身大海。➤stare out to凝望着大海◇She stood on the cliff, staring out to sea.她站在懸崖上,凝望着大海。➤overlook俯瞰大海◇a house overlooking the sea一處俯臨大海的房子SEA + VERB➤rise海面上升◇In recent years the sea has risen by a couple of inches.近些年,海面上升了幾英寸。➤recede海面後退◇The sea has receded since the river was diverted.河流改道以後,海水退後了。SEA + NOUN➤water海水▸➤bed, bottom, floor海底➤level海平面◇The island is sinking into the ocean due to rising sea levels.因海平面上升,該島正慢慢沉入大海。➤conditions海域條件◇treacherous sea conditions around Greenland格陵蘭島周圍險惡的海域狀況➤air, breeze海上的空氣;海風➤ice海面浮冰▸➤creature海洋生物▸➤otter, trout, turtle, urchin, etc.海獺、海鱒、海龜、海膽等▸➤port (usually seaport)海港▸➤voyage海上航行▸➤cliff, front, view海蝕崖;濱海區;海景▸➤chantey, shanty (BrE) 水手號子➤salt海鹽➤power海上實力;海軍強國◇the rise of British sea power in the 17th and 18th centuries17 世紀和 18 世紀英國海上實力的崛起PREPOSITION➤at sea在海上航行◇We spent three weeks at sea.我們在海上航行了 3 個星期。➤across the sea越過海洋◇We sailed across the Black Sea in a yacht.我們乘坐遊艇橫渡黑海。➤by sea由海路◇We sent our furniture by sea.我們的傢具是經由海路運輸的。➤by the sea在海邊◇They live by the sea.他們住在海邊。➤down to the sea到海濱◇We'll go down to the sea for a swim before dinner.晚飯前,我們會去海邊游泳。➤in the sea, into the sea在海裏;到海裏◇I love swimming in the sea!我喜歡在海裏游泳!➤on the sea在海上◇three ships sailing on the sea三艘在海上航行的船➤out to sea到海裏◇She fell overboard and was swept out to sea.她跌下船,被捲進了海裏。PHRASES➤the bottom of the sea, the depths of the sea, the edge of the sea, the middle of the sea, the surface of the sea海底;大海深處;海邊;大海中央;海面▸➤above sea level, at sea level, below sea level海平面以上;海平面上;海平面以下◇The camp is situated 6 755 feet above sea level.營地位於海拔 6,755 英尺處。➤on the high seas在公海上▸➤the seven seas七大洋;全球sea
noun²
2large amount of sth大量ADJECTIVE | VERB + SEA | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤endless, vast無窮的量;巨大的量VERB + SEA➤be surrounded by被大量的⋯包圍◇They were surrounded by a sea of boxes.他們被淹沒在盒子的海洋裏。PREPOSITION➤sea of大量的⋯◇She scanned the vast sea of faces below her.她掃視了一遍下面的無數張面孔。